as in suspends
to bring to a formal close for a period of time
the conference was prorogated until the following morning
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Once the Board of Bar Overseers permanently suspends Rappa's license, Dobens says his clients can start the process of getting the money reimbursed.—
Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026 -
Riverside County sheriff suspends election fraud probe Chad Bianco has paused his controversial investigation into election fraud claims after seizing more than 650,000 ballots from November’s Proposition 50 election.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Instead, the sentencing for the teenager falls under a process known as Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile, which postpones an adult sentence until his 21st birthday.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Discord postpones age verification Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, is postponing its controversial age verification policy after receiving swift backlash from users with concerns about their privacy.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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The agreement comes less than a week before the end of the 2026 legislative session, which adjourns on Monday, April 13.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Legislature adjourns May 18.—
Mary Murphy,
Twin Cities,
10 Mar. 2026
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Any breakdown interrupts the missile’s ability to stay on course.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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These pests are easy to squish, and this is time well spent, since there are up to five generations of these pests a year and elimination in the spring interrupts their life cycle and minimizes our rose slug angst for the remainder of the year.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Prorogates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorogates. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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